5 ways to celebrate today’s autumn equinox in 90-plus-degree weather

Welcoming the first day of autumn looks a little different in Austin, Texas. It’s less about chilly mornings and crunchy leaves and more about a high of 93 degrees Fahrenheit. Although weather forecasters are promising a weekend cold front, today, the official first day of fall, is a lot like the ones before it — very warm, very hot.

Photo by Larry Kolvoord AMERICAN-STATESMAN….11/28/05….Jacob Brown and Monica Jones paddle their kayak past the autumnal colors of a Cypress tree on the shores of Red Bud Isle in Town Lake.

So what can you do to welcome the seasonal change without pretending it’s actually occurred? Soak up another one of the (many) final days of summer! Here are a few in-between activities.

3. The idea of a campfire is still more torturous than enjoyable. But if you really want to set something on fire tonight, try barbecuing. Or if you want the payoff with none of the work, grab some barbecue instead.

4. If you can’t dress the part and outside doesn’t feel the part, you can always resort to decor. Hang your autumn wreathes, plop a pumpkin on the porch, scream “It’s fall!” and dare summer to defy you.